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CHARACTER COUNTS! is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, nonsectarian character education
framework that teaches the Six Pillars of Character: trustworthiness, respect,
responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship. The CHARACTER COUNTS!
Coalition includes thousands of schools, communities and nonprofit
organizations.
What Is the CHARACTER COUNTS! Coalition?
A diverse, nonpartisan alliance of leading human-service and educational
organizations working together to strengthen the character of young people today
— and safeguard tomorrow for all. With hundreds of members around the U.S.
(click here for the complete list), the Coalition has the potential of reaching
millions of young people and their families, advocating core ethical values that
transcend political, religious, class and ethnic divisions. These values, called
the “Six Pillars of Character,” are trustworthiness, respect, responsibility,
fairness, caring and citizenship.
What Are Its Core Beliefs?
- There are enduring, universal moral truths – principles of thought and
conduct – which distinguish right from wrong and define the essence of good
character.
- Character really counts! In personal relationships, in school, at the
workplace – in life – who you are makes a difference.
- Character is not hereditary, nor does it develop automatically; it must
be consciously developed by example and demand.
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